38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
AJAS · 2018
Plant Sciences (inferred)
This project was conducted to determine the effect of an Odocoileus virginianus carcass on an ecosystem. It was predicted that the carcass would increase the animal presence, compared to an…
AJAS · 2018
The purpose of this experiment was to study the effects of various concentrations of caffeine on the growth of Wisconsin Fast Plants. Five different caffeinated liquids were compared in the…
AJAS · 2018
Animal Sciences (inferred)
The purpose of this project was to learn if the herbicide glyphosate negatively impacts the navigational abilities of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera). It was hypothesized that if hone…
AJAS · 2018
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
Masahiro Mori’s Uncanny Valley is the notion that as robots appear more human like, humans will find them more like-able until they reach a spot where they turn unsettling. This dip in likab…
AJAS · 2018
Microbiology (inferred)
Benzoic acid is a common phenolic phytochemical found in the natural environment. This phenol has been found to increase the susceptibility of resistant microbes, making it more feasible to…
AJAS · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
Because of global climate change that is occurring, this study was conducted to see how temperature affects an aquatic organism, Daphnia magna. It was predicted that temperature would have a…
AJAS · 2018
The goal of this study is to determine how temperature epigenetically affects the developmental time and survival rates of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). It is posited tha…
AJAS · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
The phytoplankton Emiliania huxleyi is known to produce long chain methyl and ethyl unsaturated ketones, also known as alkenones. Because of the global distribution of Emiliania huxleyi and…
AJAS · 2018
Plant Sciences (inferred)
The purpose of this research was to study the effects of phytohormones, specifically the auxin 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid and the cytokinin 6-Benzylaminopurine, on their ability to inhibit the…
AJAS · 2018
Microbiology (inferred)
The question tested in this experiment is “How will the essential oils of basil and oregano affect the growth of Xanthomonas vasicola pathovar vasculorum?”. Bacterial Leaf Streak is caused b…
AJAS · 2018
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Abiotic stresses such as drought, salt, and high temperatures cause significant losses in agricultural productivity worldwide. Global climate change will lead to an increased frequency of ex…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Many smokers believe the concept that e-cigarettes are a healthy alternative for the otherwise prejudicial cigarettes. Although they are not as harsh as traditional cigarettes, these perilou…
AJAS · 2018
The body maintains an internal clock called the circadian system that is controlled by the pineal gland, located in the center of the brain. The pineal gland gets its information from photor…
AJAS · 2018
This investigation tested the unknown effects of overdosing on over-the- counter medications. In this experiment, flies were put into four different kinds of cultures: control and cultures t…
AJAS · 2018
Our research indicates that the herbicide Roundup Super Concentrate and its active ingredient, glyphosate, are possibly more harmful than currently recognized. In 2007, more than 200 million…
AJAS · 2018
An intriguing aspect of the cell membrane that provokes study is lipid-anchor enrichment of lipidated proteins on the cell membrane . Specifically, recent in vitro studies involving the enri…
AJAS · 2018
Animal Sciences (inferred)
Nearly 20% of the population of the United States suffers from some form of anxiety, and nearly a third of the United States Mental healthcare budget is devoted to treating anxiety. Anti-anx…
AJAS · 2018
The goal of this investigation was to explore the association between antihistamines and dementia. To study this, antihistamine use and resulting behavior change or memory dysfunction was re…
AJAS · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
Recent studies suggest that Glyphosate based herbicides (GBHs) are more harmful to animals than suggested by the EPA and industry funded studies. Glyphosate (GLY) is the most commonly used h…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
If the data of fallopian tube cancer patients’ history of child delivery, hormonal contraceptive use, body mass indices, diets, physical activity, and breastfeeding as well as their geograph…
AJAS · 2018
Environmental Engineering (inferred)
It is predicted that by the year 2050, drug resistant bacteria will cause the deaths of 10 million lives a year, and the loss of over 100 trillion dollars in the worlds GDP. With this statis…
AJAS · 2018
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Waste heat, a byproduct of energy conversions, is an overlooked catalyst of excessive energy consumption, global warming, and pollution. It constitutes 60% of potential energy in fuel, yet r…
AJAS · 2018
Microbiology (inferred)
Pulmonary infections involving Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) are a complication faced by cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Acidified nitrite (NaNO2) has been shown to be an antibacterial agent ag…
AJAS · 2018
Hair cells in the inner ear detect sounds through deflection of their stereocilia, which activate transduction channels in vertebrates, including zebrafish. It is hypothesized, from protein…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener found in many dietary foods, including diet soft drinks. Although Aspartame is FDA approved and considered safe for consumption, studies on health-relate…
AJAS · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles on the health of Dugesia tigrina. Due to the various novel application…
AJAS · 2018
The global rate of infertility stands at an all-time high and nutrition has been discussed as an impactful factor in such skewed trends. Stable oogenesis is continually threatened by genotox…
AJAS · 2018
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that leads to motor neuron degradation, and in many cases, paralysis and eventual death. Fused in sarcoma (FUS) mutations h…
AJAS · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (inferred)
Mouse models serve as a readily available base for experimentation in neurodegenerative drug development. However, less than 10% of drugs that have shown success in mouse-based preclinical t…
AJAS · 2018
Petroleum is heavily depended upon for energy production, the production of plastic, and the manufacturing of multiple important chemicals. Though petroleum is said to have broad areas of ap…